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      Organizing sources
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    <h1>
      Organizing Sources
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    <h3>
      Layout on File System
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      <li>In this section, you will create a new Java project and organize your
      sources in separate folders. This will prepare you for handling more
      complex layouts.
      </li>
      <li>Let's assume you want to put your sources in one folder and your
      tests in another folder:
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          <img src="images/qs-OrganizeSources1.png" alt=
          "Layout on file system" />
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      </li>
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    <h3>
      Steps for Defining a Corresponding Project
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      <li>
        <p>
          Click <a class="command-link" href=
          'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.perspectives.showPerspective(org.eclipse.ui.perspectives.showPerspective.perspectiveId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.JavaPerspective)")'>
          <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt=
          "Open Java perspective" /> <strong>Window &gt; Open Perspective &gt;
          Other... &gt; Java</strong></a> to change to the Java perspective.
        </p>

      </li>
      <li>
        <p>
          Click <a class="command-link" href=
          'javascript:executeCommand("org.eclipse.ui.newWizard(newWizardId=org.eclipse.jdt.ui.wizards.JavaProjectWizard)")'>
          <img src="PLUGINS_ROOT/org.eclipse.help/command_link.svg" alt=
          "Opens the New Java Project wizard" /> <strong>File &gt; New &gt;
          Other... &gt; Java Project</strong></a> to open the <strong>New Java
          Project</strong> wizard.
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      </li>
      <li>
        <p>
          Type "MyProject" in the <strong>Project name</strong> field.
        </p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>

          In <strong>Project layout</strong> group, change selection to
          <strong>Create separate source and output folders</strong> and edit
          <strong>Configure default...</strong> to modify <strong>Source folder
          name</strong> from "src" to "sources".
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          <img src="images/qs-OrganizeSources2.png" alt=
          "Build Path Preferences page" />
        </p>
      </li>
      <li>Click <strong>OK</strong> to return on New Java Project wizard and
      then click <strong>Next</strong>.
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          <img src="images/qs-OrganizeSources3.png" alt=
          "Java Project Source setup" />
        </p>

      </li>
      <li>
        <p>
          To add another source folder to your project, click <strong>Create
          new source folder</strong> link in <strong>Details</strong> pane or
          button <img src="images/packagefolder_obj.svg" alt=
          "Create a new Source Folder for the Project" /> in view bar.
        </p>

      </li>
      <li>
        <p>
          In <strong>New Source Folder</strong> dialog, type "tests" in the
          <strong>Folder name</strong> field.
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          <img src="images/qs-OrganizeSources4.png" alt=
          "New Source Folder dialog" />
        </p>
      </li>
      <li>Click <strong>Finish</strong> to validate and close the dialog.
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>
          Your project setup now looks as follows:
        </p>

        <p>
          <img src="images/qs-OrganizeSources5.png" alt=
          "Java Project Sources final setup" />
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      </li>
      <li>Click <strong>Finish</strong>
      </li>
      <li>You now have a Java project with two source folders:
      <i><code>sources</code></i> and <i><code>tests</code></i>. You can start
      adding classes to these folders or you can copy them using drag and drop.
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          <img src="images/qs-OrganizeSources6.png" alt=
          "Created Java project in Workspace" />
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      </li>
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      Next Section: <a href="qs-WorkingWithExistingLayout1.htm">Sibling
      products in a common source tree</a>
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    <h3 class="related">Related Concepts</h3>
      <a href="../concepts/concept-java-project.htm">Java projects</a><br />
      <a href="../concepts/concept-java-views.htm">Java views</a><br />

    <h3 class="related">Related References</h3>
      <a href="../reference/ref-wizard-java-project.htm">New Java Project
      Wizard</a><br />
      <a href="../reference/views/ref-view-package-explorer.htm">Package
      Explorer View</a><br />
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